Milan Kundera’s Czech citizenship restored after four decades
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech literary master Milan Kundera, who’s been living in France for more than 40 years, hasContinue Reading
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Actress Marina Gera wins Hungary’s first Emmy Award
Budapest, Hungary – Actress Marina Gera bagged Hungary’s first-ever Emmy Award during the annual ceremony held in New York onContinue Reading
Václav Havel voted best Czech President since 1989
Prague, Czech Republic – Former anti-Communist dissident, playwright and head of state Vaclav Havel is the most popular President inContinue Reading
Czech and Slovak Presidents inaugurate Czech House in Bratislava
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Czech and Slovak heads of state inaugurated a new Czech cultural and business center in BratislavaContinue Reading
Prague braces for busy week-end with major transport restrictions
Prague, Czech Republic – If you’re living in Prague and staying over the week-end, get ready for some major publicContinue Reading
Thirty years after the Velvet Revolution, Czechs more optimistic than Slovaks
Bratislava, Slovakia – As Slovakia and the Czech Republic prepare to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, aContinue Reading
Czech Communist MP sparks outrage after downplaying 1968 Soviet-led invasion
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech lawmaker and deputy chair of the Communist party (KSCM) Stanislav Grospič sparked outrage earlier thisContinue Reading
Controversial Czech artist David Černý barred from entering Prague-Brussels flight
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech artist and sculptor David Černý was barred last week from entering a plane in Prague,Continue Reading
Czech Republic to declare day in memory of 1968 Soviet-led invasion
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has moved to declare August 21st a national day to commemorate the victimsContinue Reading
Hungary worried about possible return of Radio Free Europe
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian officials aren’t too enthused about the growing rumours that Radio Free Europe, the iconic Cold War-eraContinue Reading
György Dragomán, a contemporary voice of Transylvania’s tragic past
Throughout the 20th century, Transylvania became an ethnic and ideological battlefield; disputed from one country to the other, by RomaniaContinue Reading
Interactive map sheds light on victims of 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia
Prague, Czech Republic – The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes (ÚSTR) has released an interactive map to shed someContinue Reading
Slovakia: Controversial ex-PM Vladimir Meciar is returning to politics
Brno, Czech Republic – The “Slovak Putin”, “the Trump of Slovakia” or “the actual head of Slovak organised crime”…these areContinue Reading
The North American ‘Wild West’ roots of Czech tramping culture
Brno, Czech Republic – Foreigners who come to visit or live in the Czech Republic will notice that spending timeContinue Reading
Anti-government protests held in hundreds of Czech towns and cities
Brno, Czech Republic – Earlier this week, anti-government protests took place all over the Czech Republic. Kafkadesk attended the oneContinue Reading
